Definition of insult
insulter
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Examples of insult in a Sentence
She felt they had insulted her by repeatedly ignoring her questions.
We were greatly insulted by his rudeness.
They're understandably insulted when no one asks for their opinion on a matter that affects them so much.
Recent Examples of insult from the Web
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In an article that is certainly a sign of our times, the NYT applied some aggressive data analysis to the president’s Twitter feed and found out something that any child could see: Trump is very good at insulting people and denigrating things.
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One Weibo user was insulted that the company had targeted its Chinese market with a commercial that made assumptions about relationship dynamics in the country.
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Prosecutor Henricksen called the suggestion insulting to the woman’s family, some of whom were seated in the courtroom.
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Mr. Campbell had repeatedly insulted Mr. Collins’s music and questioned his reputation for toughness, daring the rapper to send henchmen to attack him, the papers said.
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Weigle insulted Keller and Keller's wife Lisa, the video shows.
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This week, the designer took to Instagram professionally insult his colleague Maria Grazia Chiuri, artistic director at Dior.
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Buzz60 WASHINGTON – President Trump isn’t done publicly insulting the hosts of MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
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Trump has insulted women publicly countless times in his professional life.
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Origin and Etymology of insult
Middle French or Latin; Middle French insulter, from Latin insultare, literally, to spring upon, from in- + saltare to leap — more at saltation
Synonym Discussion of insult
Definition of insult
1 : a gross indignity
2 : injury to the body or one of its parts; also : something that causes or has a potential for causing such insult pollution and other environmental insults
Examples of insult in a Sentence
The fans hurled insults at the referee as he walked off the field after the game.
Their decision to cancel the project was an insult to all my hard work.
They got into a fight over a minor insult.
Recent Examples of insult from the Web
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To add insult injury my former colleague Alexander Fury viciously Instagrammed a picture of me fanning myself at the ensuing show—
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To add insult to injury, an F-Pace S with the same powertrain tops out at a positively Germanic 155 mph and costs a mere $58,695.
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In an interview with People, Lewis says by the time Gaines bought them out of the company, their friendship was essentially over, and the HGTV deal added insult to injury.
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First Known Use of insult
1671
INSULT Defined for English Language Learners
insult
playDefinition of insult for English Language Learners
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: to do or say something that is offensive to (someone) : to do or say something that shows a lack of respect for (someone)
insult
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: a rude or offensive act or statement : something that insults someone
INSULT Defined for Kids
Definition of insult for Students
insulted
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: to treat or speak to with disrespect You insulted them by leaving early.
Definition of insult for Students
: an act or statement showing disrespect
Medical Dictionary
insult
playMedical Definition of insult
1: injury to the body or one of its parts repeated acute vascular insults any insult to the constitution of a patient suffering from active tuberculosis—Journal of the American Medical Association
2: something that causes or has a potential for causing insult to the body damage resulting from malnutritional insults
insult
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